The following is a working or "draft" document. All tornado data
contained is accurate to the best of our knowledge, but may be incomplete.
We are attempting to pull tornado historical data together from various
sources to build one single data base of all tornadoes ever recorded in
the Baltimore-Washington Forecast Office's area of responsibility. The
tornadoes are listed in chronological order by county and by state. The
counties are listed in alphabetical order. Virginia is listed first,
followed by our counties in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and West
Virginia. West Virginia data is largely missing at this point.

DCA Observer saw a rotating wall cloud and possible funnel. A local
resident sighted the funnel or rotating debris. About 50 trees came down
on the Army/Navy Country Club. Also trees were snapped and uprooted in the
residential area to the west. And there was damage to light weight outdoor
objects carried by the storm, and some minor damage to the trim and roofs
of homes.

1445 A tornado touched down on the west side of Waynesboro near a small
airport. It tracked south through the west and southwest edge of the city
hitting two subdivisions and an industrial area. The tornado weakened
after crossing back into the county (south of the city) as it moved up the
side of a hill. In the industrial area, a 22.5 ton crane was flipped and a
Ford Bronco was tossed 3 to 4 times end-over-end. A truck trailer was
demolished and the aluminum roof on a warehouse was taken off causing some
structural damage. About 15-20 homes suffered damage as well as sheds,
fences and numerous trees. A swath of pine trees looked like a giant lawn
mower had cut them off about 10 feet up.

Total = 8 tornadoes 2 Fatalities, 14 Injuries 3M+ Damages

Waynesboro

1 6/10/95 1440 F1-2 3.5/200 0 0 2M SW section Supercell?

1445 A tornado touched down on the west side of Waynesboro near a small
airport. It tracked south through the west and southwest edge of the city
hitting two subdivisions and an industrial area. The tornado weakened
after crossing back into the county (south of the city) as it moved up the
side of a hill. In the industrial area, a 22.5 ton crane was flipped and a
Ford Bronco was tossed 3 to 4 times end-over-end. A truck trailer was
demolished and the aluminum roof on a warehouse was taken off causing some
structural damage. About 15-20 homes suffered damage as well as sheds,
fences and numerous trees. A swath of pine trees looked like a giant lawn
mower had cut them off about 10 feet up.

Small tornado struck a subdivision causing damage to a row of trees.
Minor damage occurred to one home that lost some shingles, damaged a
garage door, and the ceiling on two porches. Debris was left in a circular
pattern.

Damaged 226 homes, Woodson High School, two shopping centers, and an
apartment complex. It was a Sunday and Blue Laws were in effect. The
school and shopping centers were closed. Had they been open, there would
have been more injuries and possibly even a fatality with the collapse of
the Safeway roof.

Tornado first struck Groveton damaging a shopping center. It then moved
into Fairfax City hitting Woodson High School (its second tornado strike 7
years) and severely damaging nearby houses and a new office building. The
tornado moved on to Great Falls where a large tree fell on a house killing
a man in the debris. A total of 90 homes were damaged of which 17 were
destroyed. Numerous cars were demolished. Trees and debris blocked roads.
The storm moved from the southeast to the northwest due to its association
with Hurricane David.

Tornado moved from Loudoun into Fairfax and struck Sully Station
destroying 6 homes and causing major damage to 17 more. One teenager was
suffered minor injuries. After moving east for 4 to 5 miles, it shifted SE
and began to rope out and weaken to a low end F1 as it moved through the
fringe of the City of Fairfax. Here, heavy woods protected many of the
homes but trees and utility lines came down. Strong downburst winds (70-80
mph) raked the same area and some homes were without power for up to a
week. 80,000 homes lost power during the storm. The storm weakened to F0
by the time it passed George Mason University and ended near I-495 and
Braddock Road.

Tornado first struck Groveton damaging a shopping center. It then moved
into Fairfax City hitting Woodson High School (its second tornado strike 7
years) and severely damaging nearby houses and a new office building. The
tornado moved on to Great Falls where a large tree fell on a house killing
a man in the debris. A total of 90 homes were damaged of which 17 were
destroyed. Numerous cars were demolished. Trees and debris blocked roads.
The storm moved from the southeast to the northwest due to its association
with Hurricane David.

3 6/24/96 1545 F1 -/100 0 1 100K 38. /77. SW Fringe

Tornado moved from Loudoun into Fairfax and struck Sully Station
(Centreville). After moving east for 4 to 5 miles, it shifted SE and began
to rope out and weaken to a low end F1 as it moved through the fringe of
the City of Fairfax. Here, heavy woods protected many of the homes but
trees and utility lines came down. Strong downburst winds (70-80 mph)
raked the same area and some homes were without power for up to a week.
80,000 homes lost power during the storm. The storm weakened to F0 by the
time it passed George Mason University.

Eight people were sent to the hospital. Two homes and a 14 room brick
building were demolished. A herd of 15 cattle were killed and more died
later from injuries sustained in the tornado.

25/17/53 1430 F1 5.9/? 0 0 ? 38.52/77.51

38.52/77.44

3 9/17/54 1415 F1 3.8/? 0 0 ? 38.53/77.55

38.53/77.50

4 10/13/83 1700 F0 .3/100 0 0 ? 38.44/77.46Warrenton4th
of series

Damaged a barn and a 600 foot swath of trees.

57/12/90 1558 F0 .1/10 0 0 ? 38.55/77.55

6 10/18/90 1233 F1 .4/100 0 0 ? 38.32/77.48 Remington 2nd in
series

This small tornado struck the heart of Remington and was witnessed by a
dozen people. Fortunately it was only an F1 and therefore damage to
buildings was not major. The tornado was sighted lifting just prior to
striking the elementary school which was in full session with students
seated near the windows.

7 4/16/93 0730 F1 1/80 0 0 75K 38.59/77.57 Paris 1st of 4
that day

39.00/77.57

This small tornado formed on a bow echo and moved north. Winds were
estimated at 75 to 90 mph. It moved through the small town of Paris doing
minor damage to about 10 homes and major tree damage. It then crossed
Route 50 and took the roof and chimney off a brick house that dates back
before the civil war. The tornado continued up the hillside damaging more
trees and struck another house taking the entire top half off. This house
was very exposed and mostly glass across the front. Once the wind came in,
the roof easily was gone. One person was inside and miraculously was not
injured. He dove for cover as it hit.

A tornado touched down near New Baltimore and moved east into Prince
William County. The tornado ripped a barn roof off and blew a large
business sign down. It uprooted and snapped trees and downed power lines.

10 9/06/96 0830 F0 .5/25 0 0 1K Remington Remnants of Fran

Small tornado formed and moved across a corn field into a grove of pine
trees leaving a clear path.

A tornado severely damaged one house and unroofed the one next to it
near Dalhgren. A truck was overturned near the Route 301 Bridge over the
Potomac River. It sunk several boats and damaged a house at Waugh Point
Marinia several miles up the river.

Tornado did considerable damage to trees, utility lines, and property.

6 7/12/87 1512 F1 1.3/25 0 0 ? 38.56/77.28

38.55/77.27

7 4/16/93 0732 F1 .2/80 0 0 ? 39.00/77.57 moved from Fauquier

39.01/77.57

8 4/16/93 1925 F0 .75/30 0 0 1K 39.07/77.49 Bluemont 1st
that evening

Small tornadodeveloped out of a low-top supercell and moved through the
west side of the town of Bluemont damaging trees. The tornado weakened as
it moved up the hillside toward the ridge top. This storm also produced
quarter to golfball size hail. It was one of two storms to move across
Blumont that night.

9 4/16/93 2035 F1 1.75/60 0 0 ? 39.06/77.39 Middleburg

A small tornado formed from a low-top supercell with winds estimated at
75 to 90 mph. It was the third and strongest recorded that evening. It
touched down on a horse farm just south of the town of St. Louis and west
of Route 611. The roof was taken off one of the horse barns with damage to
others. Trees were heavily damaged and the Middleburg Training Track for
horses was also damaged. The tornado lifted prior to reaching the Foxcroft
School. The school reported 10 to 15 minutes of golfball size hail.

10 7/14/93 1505 F0 .5/20 0 0 ? 39.07/77.33 Leesburg

11 6/24/96 1510 F0 .5/15 0 0 0 Between Middleburg and Uppersville

12 6/24/96 1539 F1 2/50 0 0 ? Southern tip Moved into Fairfax

13 7/19/96 1424 F1 4/50 0 0 60K E of Lovettsvilee to Taylorsville

Tornado began in Brunswick, MD then crossed the Potomac River. This was
the second tornado from this mesocyclone and about the 11th in
a tornado outbreak. Most of the damage was to trees. Minor damage occurred
to a few houses and outdoor fixtures.

14 7/19/96 1450 F0 1.0/50 0 0 1K Lowes Island moved across River

Tornado began in a park on Montgomery County side of the Potomac River
and then crossed the river tagging the east edge of the Lowes Island Golf
Course. It moved up a hill into a future housing area doing minor damage
to trees. The tornado was seen on video. This was the last tornado from
that storm and the 15th tornado of the outbreak.

Small Tornado touched down on rural farm land just east of US Route 15.
It swept a path through a wooded area taking down over 100 trees. The
tornado was moving in a northerly direction and lifted near Rural route
614.

6 9/10/97 1740 F1 .75/50 0 0 15K 1E Radiant Rear Updraft (small HP?)

Small Tornado moved through a farm overturning an empty livestock
truck. The driver had just gone in the barn. An office building and the
barn had minor damage. Loose objects were tossed around. Tornado continued
north through woods across Route 230 to Route 684. It took down or snapped
about a 50 trees and did very minor damage to two homes. Several witnesses
saw the tornado.

Tornado moving southwest to northeast struck an auto showroom. A Plate
glass window was shattered injuring the owner. Parked cars were moved 30
to 50 feet. A roof was peeled off.

3 10/18/90 1215 F3 3.5/100 0 1 200K 38.18/77.58 Rapidan

38.20/77.55 1st in series

Leveled most of a house leaving only small rooms near rear standing.
Lifted a 6-ton piece of farm equipment. Wiped away a barn; flipped a
truck, sucked up corn stalks, mowed down trees for a couple miles through
a heavily wooded area and damaged a couple other homes.

4 7/21/95 1440- F1 .5/50 0 0 80K Gordonsville

1442 Tornado knocked down a path of trees through Gordonsville. Trees
crushed two cars and damaged a few homes. One horse was killed. Street
signs were blown down. People saw the funnel.

5 9/10/97 1630? F0 .2/10 0 0 0K 2 S Orange

Witness saw tornado in a field, swirling debris. Investigation turned
up a pattern in tall grasses. No other damage.

A tornado touched down near New Baltimore and moved east into Prince
William County. The tornado ripped a barn roof off and blew a large
business sign down. It uprooted and snapped trees and downed power lines.
The tornado did substantial damage to a home the Nokesville area. Two
people were injured by flying debris.

5 10/14/951542 F0 .75/30 0 0 10K Dale City Gustnado

Damage was mostly to tree tops with a few uprooted or snapped. There
was very minor damage to homes except were large tree limbs fell on
houses.

Overturned a trailer, ripped off a roof and carried away several small
utility buildings.

4 10/02/79 1830 F1 1.1/35 0 0 20K 38.25/78.56 Dayton

A small tornado touched down snapping tree tops and utility poles. It
picked up an unoccupied trailer home and flipped it several times with
large pieces thrown about 50 feet and small pieces up to ½ mile away.
Witnesses described an "awful noise" which lasted about 2
minutes. Several windows were broken in neighboring homes.

5 6/24/96 1805 F1 .5/30 0 0 40K Broadway

Two homes and two poultry houses lost their roofs. Wrought iron
furniture was tossed into a pool. Trees were damaged.

1720 This tornado touched down just inside the southeast corner of the
county and moved northeast. It uprooted and snapped hundreds of trees. It
moved a trailer about 50 feet and disintegrated it bending its axle around
a tree base. It destroyed numerous sheds and caused minor damage to about
10 homes. Four homes had major damage to them. One house was moved off its
foundation. This house and the adjacent one had several missiles (2X6s)
penetrate through the walls and others cause exterior damage. One 2X6 went
through the back window of a van causing extensive damage. Several people
saw the funnel.

4 2/17/98 2115 F1 5.0/250 0 0 100K? 1 S Snell moved ENE

5 2/17/98 2130 F1 1.0/100 0 0 30K? Massaponax moved NNW

Third tornado from a HP Supercell. First one touched down in Louisa
near Lake Anna. The second touch down was about 5 miles northeast and this
was the third touch down just about 5 miles southwest of Fredericksburg.

Residents said "it sounded like a train" as it damaged
several homes laong a stretch from Marlboro Point to Brooke. Roads were
blocked by fallen trees along the 5 mile stretch.

3 10/13/83 1815 F0 .1/20 0 0 0 Wide Water *Waterspouts

Three waterspouts were spotted on the Potomac near Widewater Beach. Two
were small, but a third waterspout was of significant size and is
considered the 6th tornado produced in an outbreak on this day.

A small tornado caused a 100 yard wide swath of damage through a
portion of Front Royal. Most of the damage was uprooted large trees and
broken tree limbs.

3 4/26/93 0900 F1 6/70 0 0 ? 38.59/78.06 NE Front Royal

39.02/78.02

This small tornado developed on a bow echo. It moved along the
Shenandoah River striking the Shenandoah Farms Subdivision northeast of
Front Royal. It was a heavily wooded area and so most of the damage was to
trees. Two mobile homes were destroyed. A few other houses were damaged
from large uprooted trees.

Eyewitnesses saw the tornado envelop a large machine shop and adjoining
shed and lift it off its foundation. It destroyed a 3 sided 64 foot
section. The thunderstorm was moving north and cross into Pennsylvania.

Overturned a 30ft. Construction trailer; knocked down 30 trees, damaged
several homes. Tree demolished a car. Damage also occurred at Cape St.
Clair and waterspouts were seen at Turkey Point (Cecil) at 7:15 am and
Taylor's Island (Harford). Later a tornado hit Kent County across the bay.

7 8/14/76 1720 F1 .2/100 0 0 50K 39.00/76.39 Crofton Mews

Eleven townhouses under construction were demolished. One other home
was damaged.

8 6/28/77 ? F0 .5/20 0 0 5K Hillsmere Shores *Reclassified

A waterspout on the South River moved north-northwest and came ashore.
Trees were downed and a house under construction was damaged.

9 9/05/79 1355 F1 2.5/50 0 1 50K 39.00/76.39 Crofton Hurricane David

Tornado was sighted by several people near Crofton. It blew a large
part of a roof off one house and took down many trees. Tornado did damage
as it passed west of Gambrills to Fort Meade.

A tornado tossed a toolshed 150 feet in Millersville then traveled 8
miles to Severna Park. Most of the damage was to trees along its route.

147/27/94 1920 F0 5/30 0 0 (2) 38.59/76.38

39.04/76.34

15 7/27/94 1940 F2 7/60 0 0 (4) 39.05/76.32

39.10/76.26

16 10/05/95 2031 F1 6/100 0 0 250K Odenton/Glen Burnie Opal

This was the third tornado spawned from this mesocyclone. The tornado
snapped off and uprooted trees. It peeled off siding and shingles. Blew
out windows and severely damaged two car ports. A total of 20 homes
received some minor damage. Winds were estimated at 100 to 110 mph.

17 10/05/95 2023 F0 .5/50 0 0 1K Arnold Bow-echo/Opal

Small tornado moved along the Magothy River causing minor damage to
tress and two residences. A car was spun around. Tornado lifted as a
waterspout over the river.

18 10/14/95 1653 F1 3.8/60 0 0 60K Arnold

This tornado damaged about 120 trees, uprroting or snapping them. Ten
homes also received minor damage. Winds were estimated around 95 mph.

19 6/24/96 1639 F1 1/100 0 0 100K Waysons Corner (Continuation)

Mesocyclone dropped its fourth tornado in Upper Marlboro. As the
tornado went into its rope stage it crossed into Anne Arundel County and
damaged some trees.

A small tornado moved northeast touching down in the Loch Raven
Reservoir watershed near the intersection of Dulaney Valley and Loch Raven
Roads. It cut a swath through a grove of large pine trees. An extimated
400 trees ranging in diameter up to two feet were either snapped or
uprooted. One person was said to have seen a funnel.

A small funnel touched down and demolished a nearly completed home to
rubble. An adjacent house was also damaged.

4 6/08/901735 F0 .3/40 0 0 (3) 39.35/76.37

5 10/18/90 1530 F2 .1/100 0 59 (7) 39.28/76.49

6 10/18/90 1549 F1 .1/30 0 0 (5) 39.32/76.39

7 11/01/94 1415 F1 1.5/220 0 0 (6) 39.27/76.38 Baltimore Center

8 11/01/94 1420 F1 .7/210 0 0 (6) 39.27/76.38 Baltimore Center East

9 7/06/95 1645 F0 .1/10 0 0 5K Monkton Gustnado

Tornado moved through a property causing minor damage to trees and the
home.

10 7/24/95 1520 F1 2/75 0 0 100K Hereford

Tornado took down about 50 trees. Trees fell on two houses and a car.
Fences were torn down.

11 7/19/96 1455 F1 1.2/50 0 0 75K Tyler

Tornado did minor damage to several houses and trees.

12 7/19/96 1530 F0 .1/20 0 0 5K Baltimore City

Pictures were taken of two funnels briefly touching down in the city.
One in the central north area and the other on the east side. Each only
lasted about 10 seconds. It was this mesocyclone's last gasp and the end
of the outbreak.

13 11/08/96 1545 F1 3.75/100 0 1 750K Dundalk

Minor damages to homes and businesses. Most significant dollar damage
was to a marina with up to 40 boats damaged. An office trailer was blown
over and trees were knocked down. A cinder block wall of a building
collapsed when part of the roof came off. The funnel was observed by
several people.

14 3/29/97 1342 F0 .5/25 0 1 20K Dundalk Gustnado

Two small gustnadoes were caught on video. A couple of fastfood
restaurants suffered some damage. One person was cut by flying debris.

Six different funnel clouds sighted over the city. 10,000 homes lost
power. Funnel was also sighted near Annapolis.

2 11/01/94 1415 F1 1.5/220 0 0 (6) 39.27/76.38 Baltimore Center West

3 11/01/94 1420 F1 .7/210 0 0 (6) 39.27/76.38 Baltimore Center East

4 7/19/96 1530 F0 .1/20 0 0 5K Baltimore City North and East Central

Pictures were taken of two funnels briefly touching down in the city.
One in the central north area and the other on the east side. Each only
lasted about 10 seconds. It was this mesocyclone's last gasp and the end
of the outbreak.

A tornado moved from northwest to southeast first striking near Dunkirk
then Chaneyville and then Huntingtown. Two people sighted the tornado.
Four barns and an equipment shed were destroyed and a swath was cut
through a cornfield.

3 9/05/79 1815 F1 .5/30 0 1 100K 38.19/76.26 Olivet Hurricane David

Tornado removed a roof off a beach front home, buckled walls and took
away the brick siding. A man inside was injured by flying glass. Large
trees came down and tobacco barns were destroyed.

4 10/13/83 1953 F2 1/110 0 0 (4) 38.25/76.33

38.26/76.32

5 5/08/84 1655 F0 .3/50 0 0 (4) 38.30/76.31

6 7/27/94 1921 F1 3/120 0 0 (5) 38.37/76.37

7 8/17/94 1005 F0 2/50 0 0 (2) 39.27/76.38

8 7/13/96 0235 F1 1.2/50 0 0 125K 2NW Dunkirk Bertha

Collapsed a roof and chimney on a farm house. Numerous trees were
snapped and uprooted. Two other homes had minor damage.

Tornado moved from SW to NE. Heavily damaged a farm house. Hit another
farm house and 3 vehicles.

6 8/28/78 1430 F1 2.3/30 0 0 5K Near Lineboro Moved from PA

*Documented in SD but not in NSSFC.

A small tornado moved southeast from York County, PA. It uprooted and
snapped trees and destroyed a shed killing one steer inside. A woman heard
a loud roaring sound as it approached.

7 5/23/79 1730 F2 2/150 0 0 630K 39.35/77.00 Westminister

A tornado touched down on the southwest outskirts of Westminister and
then moved through the downtown business district and then moved on to
Cranberry. 109 homes were damaged and 24 businesses. Some had the roofs
completely torn off. Trees were uprooted and snapped crushing two cars and
damageing some of the homes. An estimated $360,000 was done to homes with
$262,000 to businesses and another $8000 to other.

A small tornado tore off shingles, a storm door, and a tv antenna from
a house and carried a wading pool away. It was described as a long narrow
funnel of "smokey-white" color.

9 5/22/83 1808 F3 1/110 0 0 (4) 39.42/77.14

39.43/77.12

10 9/03/93 1715 F0 .2/40 0 0 3K 39.40/77.05 1.5 SW Silver Run

A tornado briefly touched down at Arters Mill damaging a home.

11 10/14/95 1738 F0 1/25 0 0 1K 2NW Westminister Gustnado

Several dozen trees had large limbs broken and a couple were uprooted
in an orchard.

12 10/21/95 0028 F0 .5/50 0 0 5K Taneytown Gustnado

Uprooted a half dozen trees and caused minor damage to several homes.

13 7/19/96 1435 F3 2.25/400 0 2 5M Gamber Multi-vortex

This was the 13th tornado in an outbreak of tornadoes. It
was the 3rd produced by this long-lived mesocyclone. It struck
the new Four Seasons subdivision near Gamber with its full force. Two
toddlers were thrown from the upper level of a house when it was torn off.
Another person had minor injuries in their van when it was lifted and the
windows shattered.

14 9/28/96 1700 F1 .5/75 0 0 75K Silver Run Gustnado

Damaged a barn, a garage, and an outbuilding on one farm. Blew out
windows on a farm house. Trees and branches were down. Neighbor witnessed
tornado.

Tornado moved from SW to NE. Two houses under construction were leveled
and 5 nearby homes, also under construction were damaged. The tornado did
scattered damage to other homes, downed 30 trees, and destroyed a $4000
above ground pool.

7 6/20/78 1510 F2 1/150 0 0 3.5K 38.41/77.06 Marshall Hall

Small tornado moved northeast uprooting and snapping trees. It
destroyed several barns. Residents did not see it but heard an unusually
loud roar.

Tornado touched down between Port Tobacco River and Route 301 just off
Chapel Point Road (near the bend) then moved southeast for 3 miles. It
snapped and uprooted trees. It demolished 3 old barns, blew down the walls
of a house under construction, did minor damage to another house's roof
and knocked out power. Pea to marble size hail covered the ground. Two
people saw the funnel. Another person described the hail as hitting both
the front and back sides of the house at the same time.

10 7/27/94 1735 F2 .8/200 0 0 (5) 38.27/76.47 Ironside Outbreak

11 7/27/94 1845 F2 .8/150 0 0 (6) 38.31/76.57 La Plata Outbreak

12 7/27/94 1856 F0 1.5/75 0 0 0 38.32/76.53 Outbreak

13 7/27/94 1903 F0 .2/50 0 0 (3) 38.24/76.59 Moved off the Potomac

14 10/05/95 1935- F1 1.5/100 0 0 75K Grayton Opal

1937 This was the first of three tornadoes produced by this
mesocyclone. It struck between the towns of Ironside and Grayton along
route 425. Small trees were uprooted and large trees were snapped. A
couple of sheds were destroyed and a couple more lost their roofs. A barn
and some other buildings received minor damage with windows blown out.
Three vans, a truck, and a bus had windows blown in and a van was dragged
about 50 feet.

15 7/13/96 0105 F1 .3/35 0 0 150K 2 SW Hughsville Bertha

Stripped off a large portion of a barn's metal roof. A garage collapsed
and a brick chimney toppled. Several trees came down.

Tornado moved west to east along the base of Sugar Loaf Mountain
damaging trees which blocked roads.

12 8/28/78 1545 F2 14.8/? 0 0 ? 39.43/76.59 Came down from PA

39.34/76.47 *Not found in SD (maybe wrong cnty)

13 5/30/82 1530 F1 .2/50 0 0 (3) 39.38/77.30

14 5/22/83 1805 F3 1/110 0 0 (4) 39.42/77.15

39.42/77.14

15 5/13/90 1430 F1 .5/100 0 0 (5) 39.28/77.34 Middletown?

16 10/21/95 0012 F0 .62/75 0 0 7K Thurmont Gustnado

Uprooted about 10 trees and damaged another 30. Minor damage to homes.

17 10/21/95 0020 F1 1.2/50 0 0 15K Libertytown Gustnado

Did minor damage to four homes and some trees.

18 6/04/96 1905 F1 1/65 0 0 150K Mount Airy Small Bow

A severe thunderstorm produced a 10 mile long path of downburst damage
and dropped hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter. A tornado developed 4 miles
southwest of Mount Airy in the Molesworth Hills subdivision. It caused
extensive damage to trees and damage to several homes. A farmer watched
the tornado come right at him.

19 7/19/96 1420 F1 2.25/100 0 0 130K Brunswick Outbreak

Set down in Rosemont and moved south through Brunswick across train
yard to campground on C&O Canal. Numerous small and large trees
uprooted and snapped. Only minor damage to homes. City buildings were
protected by trees and steep slope to hillside.

A tornado moved southeast between A.E. Mullink Road and Duval Road.
Trees were uprooted and snapped. One house lost its roof and a barn that
was loaded with alfalfa, hay and straw along with 42 registered Dorset
sheep was destroyed and 23 sheep killed. A one ton pick-up truck was
lifted and overturned. A clear path was left across a cornfield. This
supercell went on to cause considerable damage to Fort Meade.

4 8/28/92 1600 F1 3.5/100 0 2 1M 39.15/76.59 West Friendship Andrew

39.18/76.58

5 8/28/92 1620 F1 2.5/50 0 0 (3) 39.20/76.57 Andrew

6 7/06/95 1607 F0 .1/20 0 0 75K 3 E West Friendship Gustnado

Tornado was seen swirl debris into air. Touched down in wooded area.
One house had a tree fall on it.

7 8/27/96 1350 F0 .5/50 0 0 15K 3N Columbia

Trees were knocked down into a home and an intersection was blocked.
Eyewitnesses to tornado.

Bowing storm produced a 2 mile wide downburst and small spin-up
tornado. Damage was primarily to trees through the ... subdivision along
route ....

7 9/27/93 1242 F1 .2/15 0 0 10K 39.00/77.03 Silver Spring

Tornado was briefly seen to touch down snapping and uprooting numerous
trees and downing power lines.

8 9/22/95 1445 F1 .4/75 0 0 30K Cloverly Gustnado

A small tornado with winds estimated at 70 to 90 mph uprooted and
snapped trees. Three homes sustained major roof damage from trees falling
on them. One person claimed to have seen the funnel cloud. Tornado
appeared to have occurred on the leading edge of the storm.

9 7/19/96 1436 F1 .5/150 0 0 20K 2N Whites Ferry 3rd by
mesocyclone

Path of trees snapped and uprooted.

10 7/19/96 1448 F0 1/30 0 0 5K Seneca Creek Crossed into VA

Caught on video from nearby Sterling, this tornado was the 4th
and last produced by a mesocyclone during an outbreak of tornadoes. Damage
was only to trees. The tornado crossed the Potomac River from Seneca Creek
Park to Lowes Island Golf Course on the Virginia side.

Small tornado heavily damaged some buildings (walls and roofs) in an
indutrial park. Two nearby residences were also damaged. A truck was
crushed by flying debris. Metal roofing was wrapped around trees and
poles. Storm also produced a tornado in DC at National Arboretum. (It
could be same tornado).

11 10/05/95 1959 F2 2.5/200 0 3 5M Temple Hills Opal/Meso

Remnants of Opal developed a mesocyclone which spawned three tornadoes.
This was the second tornado from this storm and strongest with winds
estimated near 150 mph. 100 homes were damaged and 15 homes were
destroyed. Tree damage was very heavy with one wooded area between homes
being completely leveled. Several people were injured, but only three
needed to be sent to the hospital. Others were treated on the scene.

12 6/24/96 1623 F0 1/50 0 0 200K Andrews AFB Gustnado

Small spin-up tornado or gustnado developed on the leading edge of a
strong downburst moving east from the Oxon Hill area. Damage was to trees
in a small neighborhood just east of Andrews AFB. This storm had already
produced 2 tornadoes and a severe downburst in Virginia.

13 6/24/96 1634- F1 4/200 0 0 500K Upper Marlboro 3rd from
meso

1639 Same storm complex that produced a gustnado near Andrews dropped
another tornado just north of Upper Marlboro from the mesocyclone portion
of the storm. The tornado did damage to siding, roofs and chimneys in
subdivisions to the north of the town center, moved across the golf
course, east edge of town and eventually into Anne Arundel Co.

Farmer sighted the tornado moving across a field. No property was
damaged.

3 7/19/96 1404 F1 1/75 0 0 20K 1 N od Ringgold Moved from PA

Many did damage to a lot of trees near this town. Tornado moved SE from
Waynesboro, PA.

4 7/19/96 1412 F2 2/125 0 0 400K Yarrowsburg 10th in
Outbreak

Hundreds of trees were uprooted and snapped damaging homes and
property. One barn was destroyed and two more had sections of roofs torn
off. Some homes shattered windows. Gravestones were overturned in church
yard.

5 6/18/97 F1 0 0 4 E Hancock

Tornado moved north from the C&O Canal crossing Interstate-70. It
weaken as it moved up the hill crossing through a farmers land. Most of
the damage was to trees. Wire cages around shrubs were lifted off them and
tossed around.

Worst tornado to hit Washington. The British Army had entered the city
and set fire to the Capitol and government buildings. The fires were put
out by the afternoon thunderstorm. The storm produced a tornado which
moved through residential and downtown sections parallel to the Potomac
River. It did more damage to the city than the British Troops and killed
more troops than the American Resistance.

2 4/05/23 ? F3 11/250 0 4 100K Rock Creek Park

A tornado touched down in Rock Creek Park and tracked 11 miles on the
ground passing north of the Silver Spring train station. The width of the
path ranged from 110 to 250 yards. There were 4 injuries, seven houses
demolished, 12 damaged, and property loss of $100,000 (1923 dollars).
Hundreds of trees were destroyed.

3 5/14/27 1800 F0 .2/50 0 0 ? Capitol St & Rhode Island Ave.

A small tornado briefly touched down near Capitol Street and Rhode
Island Avenue. Damage was reported to be minor.

4 11/17/27 1420 F2 3/140 0 19 80K SW-SE;

A tornado moved across the river from VA and crossed over the Navy Yard
near 8th and M street SW. It continued 2 miles to Benning Road
and 19th Street NE ( pass RFK) and on into MD. Its total time
on the ground was 17 miles from VA through DC and into MD. Damage in DC
was $80,000 (1927 dollars). The storm was also said to have dropped a half
an inch of rain in five minutes.

5 5/21/43 ..... F0 .1/10 0 0 0 Naval Hospital

A funnel was sighted and thought to have briefly touched down near the
Naval Hospital.

6 5/21/43 ..... F0 .2/25 0 0 0 Jefferson Memoria Moved from Potomac

A waterspout was sighted over the Potomac River. It moved inland and
passed within a few yards of the Jefferson Memorial before dissipating. No
damage was reported.

7 5 /18/95 1322 F0 .5/50 0 0 50K National Arboretum

A small tornado uprooted dozens of trees at the National Arboretum. It
crossed the Anacostia River uprooting a large oak tree and snapping tree
tops.

A small tornado touched down three miles northeast of the Martinsburg
Airport. Damage was mainly to trees.

2 10/2/79 2100 F2 8/100 0 1 100K Shanghai to Jones Springs

A tornado just west of Martinsburg tore an 8 mile path from Shanghai to
Jones Springs. Several mobile homes and one store were destroyed. There
was minor damage to homes and cars with many uprooted trees.